What did the Naturalization Act do? It empowered the president to deport any aliens he regarded as dangerous to the public peace and safety, regardless of whether the United States was at war.

It required aliens to legally live in the United States for at least 14 years before they could become citizens.

It made it a crime to publish anything malicious or scandalous about the government.

It empowered the president to arrest or deport any alien for any reason from any country that the United States was at war with.